Data Breaches

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment. Other terms for this phenomenon include unintentional information disclosure, data leak, information leakage and also data spill.

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  • Kroll Data Breach Report: Less-Regulated Industries Targeted

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 20.43 on Data Breach Today. The number of data breach notifications jumped 140% in 2020 from the previous year, with a surge in attacks against less-regulated industries, according to Kroll’s 2021 Data Breach Outlook. Bryan Lapidus and Heather Williams of Kroll analyze the report’s findings. Read the […] More

  • Kroll Data Breach Report: Unregulated Industries Targeted

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 19.58 on Data Breach Today. The number of data breach notifications jumped 140% in 2020 from the previous year, with a surge in attacks against less regulated industries, according to Kroll’s 2021 Data Breach Outlook. Kroll’s Bryan Lapidus and Heather Williams analyze the report’s findings. Read the […] More

  • CISA Shifting Einstein Detection System Deeper Into Networks

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 19.13 on Data Breach Today. Move Away From Perimeter Designed to Help Agencies Battle Supply Chain AttacksCISA is moving its Einstein intrusion detection system deeper into federal networks in an effort to better detect supply chain attacks after its failure to detect the espionage campaign that targeted […] More

  • A ‘Digital Vaccine’ for Battling Ransomware Epidemic

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 15.44 on Data Breach Today. Tal Kollender of Gytpol suggests a digital response comparable to the vaccine rollout in the physical world is needed to battle against the ransomware epidemic. Read the rest of this article here.  More

  • Using a Medical Device Software Bill of Materials

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 15.29 on Data Breach Today. When medical device makers provide a software bill of materials for components contained in their products, it’s critical to make that voluminous security information actionable for healthcare customers, says Rob Suarez, CISO at medical device maker Becton Dickinson Co. Read the rest […] More

  • The Changing Nature of the Insider Threat

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 15.14 on Data Breach Today. Joseph Blankenship of Forrester Describes Efforts to Enlist Insiders for FraudCybercriminals and nation-states are attempting to recruit insiders at companies around the world to help steal credentials and intellectual property, says Joseph Blankenship, vice president and research director at Forrester, who offers […] More

  • CISA: Firewall Rules Could Have Blunted SolarWinds Malware

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 14.29 on Data Breach Today. Agency Says Blocking Outgoing Connections From Orion Would Have Stopped MalwareFederal agencies could have prevented follow-on attacks after the SolarWinds supply chain attack by using recommended firewall configurations, but this step isn’t always feasible, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says. Read […] More

  • India Launches Effort to Track, Freeze Cyber Fraud Proceeds

    This Data Breach alert was published at 22.06.2021 10.28 on Data Breach Today. Financial Institutions Support Initiative to Target CybercrimeThe Indian government has set up the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System to report, track – and ultimately freeze – the proceeds of cyberattack-induced financial theft. Read the rest of this article here.  More

  • Williams Data Management Places a Priority on Privacy with PRISM Privacy+ Certification

    LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Williams Data Management, Southern California’s leader in records and information management, is proud to announce that it has renewed its PRISM Privacy+ Certification as part of its yearly process and commitment to provide the most secure practices and policies in the management and protection of the information it […] More

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